Peggy Revell Rainy River First Nations Chief Jim Leonard, foreground, was tested by Hugh Dennis on Friday as the community gathered to mark the implementation of a new drug-testing policy for band employees and those in the community who are in “safety sensitive” positions. Chief Leonard volunteered to be the […]
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Dan Falloon Muskie junior hoopster Sarah Glover grasped the ball as she looked for options during a drill at practice Monday at Fort High. The squad is coming off a weekend where they won all three games at a tournament in Dryden in advance of the NorWOSSA season, which kicks […]
Duane Hicks The call is out for nominations for the town’s 23rd-annual “Citizen of the Year” award. Anyone who has taken on charitable fundraising, organized community events, or just lent a helping hand is eligible to receive the award if they are nominated by a fellow resident by Friday, Oct. […]
Duane Hicks While local residents have been able to return their empty liquor bottles to The Beer Store for a refund since February, 2007, far too many people continue to drop off their empties at the blue recycling bins on Wright Avenue. And the town’s manager of Operations and Facilities […]
the OPP Rainy River District OPP is investigating the theft of a motor vehicle. The public is asked to contact police if they see a 2001 GMC Sierra pickup truck, silver in colour, bearing Ontario licence plate 907 0EB. It is a regular-size cab pickup with a red fuel tank […]
Duane Hicks Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown is sick and tired of seeing local residents dump glass booze bottles at the Public Works building when they could be turning them in for cash. Any local community group wanting to sort through the glass pile, collect the refundable bottles, and […]
Dan Falloon Alyssa Windego (left) guarded Keira Lindgren during a Muskie junior girls’ basketball practice yesterday at Fort High yesterday. The squad is coming off of a successful weekend in which it won all three games at a tournament in Dryden. The NorWOSSA season for all four court sports teams […]
Peggy Revell Reality TV will have a bit of a Fort Frances flavour to it this Wednesday evening. Former resident J.J. Witherspoon is set to appear on The Food Network’s “Dinner Party Wars,” which airs at 8 p.m. (CDT). “There’s not much reality in reality TV, I’ll say that,” Witherspoon […]
Dan Falloon The Fort Frances Lakers kicked off the SIJHL regular season on the right note here Friday night, doubling the Fort William North Stars 4-2 at the Ice For Kids Arena. The Lakers (1-0) were led by captain Tyler Stevenson, who tallied the first two goals before setting up […]
Staff It was a streak the Muskie football team was eager to finally put behind them. The squad earned its first WHSFL win in almost two years with a 9-7 comeback victory over the host St. John’s Tigers (0-2) in Winnipeg on Friday afternoon. Muskie head coach Chad Canfield said […]
the MNR No new fires were reported in the West Fire Region over the weekend. Currently, there are no active forest fires anywhere in Ontario. Thunder Bay Fire #62 was declared out last Monday (Sept. 13). To date, there have been 352 fires, consuming 9,598.2 hectares, in the West Fire […]
Staff Local racer Steve Arpin was undone by a rock at the Kentuckiana Ford Dealers ARCA Fall Classic 200 on Saturday. Arpin’s day was cut short on Lap 54 when his radiator broke down, sticking him with a 20th-place finish at Salem Speedway in Salem, Ind. After the race, Arpin […]
